Legion Lore
Colossal Boy
Today we have the Seventh member to join and the first to be native to Earth! It's Gim Allon aka Colossal Boy. A strange radioactive meteor crashed very near him and he inhaled the vapors coming off of it and wash bathed in that radiation. Afterwards, he found out he could increase his size.
One thousand years in the future, Earth's president is selected via lottery and election. A powerful computer selects the three most qualified candidates and then the citizens vote on them. For a time, Colossal Boy's mother, Marte Allon was president of Earth.
Colossal Boy had a long unrequited crush on fellow teammate Shrinking Violet, After a time, she started suddenly returning his feelings. It was only later discovered she had been impersonated by Durlan (see Chameleon Boy from last entry) actress Yera, and it was Yera who fell in love with him. Even after discovering the deception, Colossal Boy still loved her and didn't reject her, and they were married. At this point in the Legion's history, married Legionnaires allowed. And after a time, Yera was allowed to join the team as Chameleon Girl.
He was the longest continuous serving member of the Legion from it's founding until it's disbandment after the Magic Wars/Five Year Later. He never left the team over that entire period.
This is drawn by Legion artist Dave Cockrum.
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